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                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category,  1/2013 Data     |
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                                           Category 618:  WOVEN ARTIFICIAL FILAMENT FAB.
                                         Data in Million $$$,    * I/P:    *   

                Calendar Years               Year-to-Date              Year-Endings                                YE  1/2013
   Country      2011       2012       1/2012     1/2013  % Change    1/2012    11/2012    12/2012     1/2013   % Change % Share


     WORLD      29.392     33.702      2.672      2.437     -8.80    29.532     33.926     33.702     33.467      13.33  100.00

     KOR REP     6.756      8.314      0.346      0.533     53.99     6.488      8.290      8.314      8.501      31.02   25.40

     ITALY       5.956      6.804      0.479      0.496      3.41     6.087      6.779      6.804      6.820      12.05   20.38

     CHINA P     3.417      5.863      0.714      0.330    -53.78     3.807      6.006      5.863      5.480      43.94   16.37

     CANADA      5.523      5.343      0.416      0.450      8.09     5.500      5.358      5.343      5.377      -2.24   16.07

     JAPAN       4.770      4.334      0.484      0.353    -27.23     4.678      4.469      4.334      4.202     -10.18   12.56


     _WTO       29.390     33.702      2.672      2.437     -8.80    29.532     33.925     33.702     33.467      13.33  100.00

     _OECD      19.588     21.806      1.361      1.594     17.12    19.440     21.771     21.806     22.039      13.37   65.85

     _EU         7.237      7.905      0.583      0.539     -7.58     7.371      7.937      7.905      7.861       6.64   23.49

     _W HEMI     5.663      5.479      0.426      0.450      5.70     5.644      5.480      5.479      5.503      -2.49   16.44